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Евгений Наместников
Позиция - защитник
В России играл за "Торпедо" (Нижний Новгород),
затем перешёл в ЦСКА. За 1988-93 гг провел в чемпионатах СССР и России
151 игру, забил 7 голов и сделал 8 результативных передач. В 1993 - 2000
делил игровое время между командами НХЛ и АХЛ.
В 1990 году, в составе молодёжной сборной СССР,
стал серебренным призёром чемпионата мира среди юниоров (до 20 лет)
После сезона в ИХЛ в 2000-01 гг, когда в 56 играх
за «Милвауки» он набрал 29 очков (7+22), Евгений вернулся в Россию, играя
в 2001-02 гг за «Ладу» (50 матчей, 6+7) и в 2002-03 гг за «Ак Барс» (34
матча, 2+8). С 2003 по 2005 года в ЦСКА. Закончил карьеру после чемпионата
2005-06 гг, по ходу которого играл за "Химик" Мытищи и ХК МВД.
Статистика Наместникова. Матч за матчем ПРЕССА:
Lindsay Kramer
Much of the sport of hockey seems to come naturally to Syracuse Crunch
defenseman John Namestnikov.
Blocking shots. Making the first pass on a rush up the ice. Commandeering
a power play. These roles fit Namestnikov like a pair of tight skates.
The only thing Namestnikov (Nah-MEST-neh-kov) can't handle with grace
is spending too much time in the trainer's room. That's a7problem, because
few players invite injuries like Namestnikov.
"When he's down (injured), he's down," Crunch trainer Ralph Krugler
says. "He can't do anything. He just wants to know what (recovery) goals
he has to reach, and when he gets there he's real happy."
Winces have been Namestnikov's dominant facial expression the past several
weeks. He has missed the last 15 games with a torn ligament in one thumb
and a fractured bone in the other.
The pain from those injuries will linger, but Namestnikov's misery is
about to end. He is expected back this weekend, perhaps as early as tonight's
game in Albany.
"When I sit and I'm watching a game, I sit but my body (is) on the ice,
you know?" Namestnikov says. "It's no good to sit in the seats and watch
the game upstairs. I'm ready to go."
Picture an old, scuffed up baseball and you get an idea what Namestnikov's
face looks like after games. Hard, unyielding and often stitched together.
Crunch coach Jack McIlhargey has worked with Namestnikov since the player
was an American Hockey League rookie for Hamilton in the 1993-94 season.
The coach can't remember too many times the 5-foot-11, 190-pound Namestnikov
hasn't sported a black eye, busted bone or cut of some sort.
"He pays the price," McIlhargey says. "He has to play real hard to compensate
for his size. I think he does a good job of that."
Namestnikov, 25, throws his body in front of shots with more abandon
and better timing than any player in the league. His offensive aggressiveness
- three goals and 14 assists in 15 games - also puts him in the way of
extra sticks and elbows.
Namestnikov isn't planning on a modeling career once his hockey days
are over. But his wife, Marina, would like him to keep his face in one
chunk.
"I don't think about it, but my wife, she asks me every day, `Why does
everybody not have so much scars on their face, but you have?"' Namestnikov
says. "I care, but (in) hockey, everyone has stitches. It's a tough game."
But Namestnikov never lets that on. McIlhargey, who used to chew on
nails himself as a player for the Philadelphia Flyers, said Namestnikov
has a tolerance for pain as high as any minor-league player he's coached.
For instance, his ligament injury is an old one he never bothered to
have treated. So he played with one hand he could barely wrap around his
stick. The fractured thumb gave him the opportunity to treat two injuries
with one stint out of action.
Last season's inconvenience was a fractured jaw that kept Namestnikov
out of uniform for several games.
"I feel all this stuff, but I have to play," Namestnikov says. "I want
to help my partners."
Namestnikov was gone but not forgotten by the league. The native of
the former Soviet Union made such an impression this season that Thursday
the AHL named him to the World team for its all-star game Jan. 16.
"You don't know if he's playing defense or forward, because he's always
jumping up on the play," Rochester forward Scott Nichol says. "When we
play against Syracuse, he's the guy we key on. Some Europeans are a little
soft. He's not scared to get his nose dirty."
Namestnikov is most dangerous on the power play. The Crunch's man-up
unit looked disjointed without him and didn't adjust to his absence until
the last few games.
Namestnikov scans the ice like a computer from his position behind the
faceoff circle. The point is a glamorous yet demanding job, one that requires
a quarterback's judgment of where the open man is and which way the goalie
will commit.
"I like smart hockey. I like guys who see the ice," Namestnikov says.
"European guys play like this."
Namestnikov may take his style back to his homeland. His contract expires
after this season, and he's skeptical about his future in the organization.
Namestnikov has played in 33 regular-season games for Vancouver but thinks
he deserves a longer look. Former Crunch defenseman Jassen Cullimore was
a healthy scratch in Vancouver the last two seasons, and Adrian Aucoin
has a precarious spot among six defensemen.
Namestnikov and ex-Syracuse defenseman Mark Wotton are virtually interchangeable.
Yet it is Wotton who has spent most of the season in Vancouver.
"I think Vancouver doesn't want me anymore," Namestnikov says. "Mark
Wotton's in the show, Cullimore, Aucoin. I stay here. This is my last season,
I think, here."
Namestnikov could see himself in the International Hockey League or
returning to play in Europe. The one part of Namestnikov's body that hockey
hasn't bruised yet pushes him through the sport's abuse.
"It's in my heart," he says. |
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